I’d wonder if any of those supposed effects are just the “carb crash” after eating stuff with a bunch of noodles, rice, and breading. 

if you grew up with canned sweet corn then that taste is all part of it. 

I’m right in the MIDDLE of something, Ray!

“cheddar.”

if you speak Castilian, then yeah.

Um, good for you? I didn’t say nobody knew who Popeye is, I’m saying it’s getting old enough to where you can’t ASSUME EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH IT.

You know what is annoying on a busy Saturday night, though? People who don’t respond when we let them know that their table is ready (most places will send out multiple calls or texts) and then get angry when we give their table away—sort of like toddlers, now that I think about it.

my grandmother- bless her heart- was a “boil vegetables good and done” type.  Broccoli required a good bit of cheese sauce.  I’ve long since converted to roasting pretty much any fresh vegetables.  Broccoli and asparagus especially take on a “meaty” or umami character you don’t get from steaming or nuking. 

I’m not going to ask about Rocky & Bullwinkle.  I know I’m old.  I’m just not like those self-absorbed Boomer assholes who think anyone who doesn’t like the Beatles or Led Zepplin is a dumbass. I don’t give one wet runny shit whether or not anyone younger than me likes the things I like.

no one said you have to eat “breakfast foods” for breakfast.  If I do consume anything in the morning, it’s probably nothing more than a glass or can of V8 and maybe a hard boiled egg.

I certainly hope these companies are well acquainted with the Handbook of Robotics, 56th Edition, 2058 A.D. 

CNET reports that the lone human working the restaurant emphasized “he was better able to focus on his customers” now that the robots were firmly in charge of things.

the upside is that people who go around talking about how stupid everyone is inevitably do something embarrassingly stupid themselves before too long. 

will they let you gladly pay on Tuesday?

you’re really reaching here. we’re talking about a damn comic strip character. someone her age probably hasn’t seen very many of that era’s comic strips, but likely has seen a Popeye’s restaurant within the last week. And probably heard about the whole “chicken sandwich war” thing not too long ago.

yes, but it was more than just the “11 herbs and spices.” It was largely the marketing in how Harland Sanders made himself a character with an interesting story and became the face of the brand.  

can we just “cancel” Dr. Oz?  Yes, he is legitimately a medical professional (as you say, cardiothoracic surgeon) yet he does nothing but abuse his title promoting nonsense based on stuff that is way out of his area of expertise. 

you know, Popeye (the character) is really old at this point. My grandparents were kids when he was created, and Popeye hasn’t been all that big in popular culture since the early ‘80s.

yeah, real common for people to not understand the actual reason something became a success.